Frying pan



Oct. 2, 1923.

B. HILL FRYING PAN vFiled Sent. 8. 1921 Patented .Get 2, l923` earner-naamw HLL, DEGEASEP f f i ravine Para.

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VBe it known that I, BENJAMIN HILL, a citizen ofthe United States,'residing 'at Cleveland, in the county offCuyahoga and State of Ohioyhave invented new and useful improvements in Frying Pans, of which the following is a specification. Y

This invention relates to frying and particularly to apan of the typeV in which the bottom thereof is depressed forming recesses or compartments of an appropriate size into which individual portions of food may beplaced and retained while cooking. j w

@ne of the 'objects of the invention is the construction -of-a pan in whichV less than the whole number of compartments maybe used if desired and having means by which the surplus grease or other fryingliquidmaybe ypoured fromany one or a numberof the compartments in vuse without spill-ing the Vsame into the compartment or .compart-v ments not in use-.f

Another object of the invention gis the pro-vision of Va frying pan having an up- Vturned peripheral flange and havingthe bottom thereof'depressed into elongated re# cesses or compartments each having an end lthereof adjacent the peripherall flange, said flange being constructed with pouring lips each of which is common to the adjacent ends of a plurality of compartments.

Another o-bject of the invention is the provision of a frying pan having individual compartments depressed in the bottom thereof and a peripheral flange upstandingV from the bottom of the pan whereby thev latter may be filled with liquidrabove the level of the individual compartments for frying unapportioned quantities of food and for soaking the pan for the purpose of cleansing it.

Another object of the invention is te provide apan of the charac-ter. described having individual lids for the several compart-V ments.

-Additional objects of the invention will appear Vin the following specification in which the preferred form of my invention is disclosed.

Y In the drawings similar reference characters refer to similar parts in all the views in which i Figure l is a plan view of a frying pan embodying my invention.

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Figure 2. is a side elevation ofthe-same Pan.' Y 1 QFigure ,3 isa crosssection .of one com? partnaent showing Ythe. lidft'aken alongtlie lneB-B of Figure ll.v Y.

@a3/lit j ln the drawings,v the numeral'` .i repr? V sent-s the bottom ofthe pan having. attached thereto a handle2 and provided with the up turned :peripheral flange In the .particular embodiment showny the pan is designed for frying eggs,'for 'which purpose the flat portion of the bottom 1 is depressed forming elongated .recesses or compartments 4, 5 and 6 tliejsmallest one-Kofivhich is adapted to hold the Vnontents of one; egg shell, and' each of. the large ,compartments 4fand-5fto'hold double that quantity. These compartments are of yconvenienty depth as indicated in Figure 2 and are devoidlofv corners and angular,portionsbeing smoothlyy curved throughout-to permitthe uni-form distribution of grease as well as to facilitate the remo-val of the' cooked articletherefrom. The elongated compartments are so' arranged 'relative to lthe peripheral flange 3 that at least oneend ofseach :compartment lies adjacent said peripheral flange, and the compartments are so arranged with relation to one another that the outer ends of adjacent compartmentslie closeto'one another and in operative relation to pouring lips 7 and 8 with which the peripheral fla-nge is provided.v These pouring lips are Aof the minimum number necessary to serve all of the compartments. In the present embodi- Anient there are three compartments, the outer ends of the compartments 4 and 6 being served by the pouring lip 8 andthe outer ends of compartments 4 and 5 by the lip 7l By this construction it is obvious that should any one or any two of the compartmentsrbe used the surplus grease may be poured out from the lip adjacent saidy compartment or compartments without being spilled into the compartment not in use. l

Each of the compartments is provided with an individual lid 9 one'of which is shown in Figures l and 3, said lid beingprovided with a flange 10 entering said compartment and positioning said. lid, and a handle l1 by which the lid is removed.

In operation .the device is used `by breaking the eggs into appropriate compartments say7 two eggs in compartment 4 and one egg ioo j they are removed from the compartments by Y as it does not 'form a part of the present inv purposes to let the pan soak it may be illed y aspeeial scoop or spoon-Which is not shown vention. The surplus grease in the com partment 4l may be poured out by tilting the pan by means of the handle 2, inclining the ends of said compartments either toward the lip 7 or the lip 8. If compartments 4; Vand 6 have been used the panistilted toward the pouring lip 8; Should`V it be desirable to use the pan for. frying an unapportioned vquantity of food, the peripheral flange makes it ypossibleto'iill the pan with frying liquid above the level ofthe individual compartments When 1t is necessary for cleansing With Water above the level of said individual compartments. Y

AlthoughI have thus described the pre-` ferred Aembodiment of my invention as a round pan havingfthree elongated compart- Vunderstood that this invention is not limited toythev specific construction `vherein described. 1 v y i I-Iaving described my invention what I claim as new and desire to secureby Let 1. A frying pan comprising ka iat bottom portion having an upturned peripheral flange, the' bottom Vport-ion being provided with a plurality of depressed elongated comi n 1,469,318 Y y n t i ing lips on both sides of theV axis o'said handle, said bottom portion beingfprovided With a plurality'of elongated depressed compartments, said compartments being grouped partments 'lie angularly adjacent. each 'of said pouring lips and in operative relation thereto. j A

3. Y A frying pan comprising a bottom portion having an upturnedperipheral flange and provided WithA a handle and with pouring lips on both sides of the axis of'said handle, said bottom portion `being provided with a plurality of elongated depressed com-' so that the outerends of a plurality of `compartments, said. compartments being'` grouped so that the outer ends of a plurality orco-m#- partments lie adjacent each lof said pouring' lips and in operative relation thereto,- and an individual lid Jfor each compartment.

In testimony whereof I have hereuntorset my handk in presence oi:.t\vo'subscr1bing- Witnesses. p l Y Y Y BENJAMIN HILL. Witnesses: i i Y t RAY'T. MILLER, IVI. A. FENWINKEL. 

